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SPORTS Sea Dogs finish best season The Sea Dogs finished their most successful season ever with a loss against Oakwood. Girls: Sea Dogs: 129; Oakwood, 211 Results of the girls events: 9–10: Erika Chick, 1st, 50 free, 25 fly, 100 individual medley; Kylie Meyer, 1st, 25 back, 2nd, 50 free, 25 fly; Kacie Miller, 3rd, 50 free; Miller, Meyer, Triplett, Chick, 1st, 100 medley relay and free relay. 11–12: Meghan Meyer, 1st, 50 fly, 2nd, 100 IM, 3rd, 100 free; Rachel Biggs, 2nd, 50 back; Maiya Thornton, 2nd, 50 breaststroke, 3rd, 50 free; Barbara Jewell, 3rd, 50 breaststroke, 100 IM. 13–14: Natalie Sanders, 1st, 50 breaststroke, 50 free; Bethany Traeger, 1st, 50 back, 3rd, 100 free; Erin Turner, 3rd, 50 fly; Miriam Barcus, 3rd, 50 back; Barcus, Turner, Traeger, Sanders, 1st, 200 medley relay; Danielle Doubt, Sarah Morrison, Sanders, Traeger, 1st, 200 free relay. 15–18: Lasena Badger, 1st, 100 free, 50 fly, 50 free; India Scarver, 2nd, 50 back; Olivia Dixon, 2nd, 50 breaststroke; Michaela Greco, 3rd, 50 back; Cait Watson, 3rd, 100 IM, 50 free; Kate Lovering, 3rd, 50 breaststroke; Eve GunderKline, Badger, Scarver, Watson, 1st, 200 free relay. Results of the boys events: 8 and under: Grant Reigelsperger, 3rd, 25 back; Eli Biggs, 3rd, 25 free. 9–10: Jake Fugate, 1st, 25 breaststroke, 3rd, 25 free. 11–12: Jesse Rothman, 1st, 50 fly, 50 free, 2nd, 100 IM; Owen Sanders, 2nd, 100 free, 50 breaststroke, 3rd, 50 fly; Sam Lovering, 2nd, 50 back; Tyler Qualls, 3rd, 50 back. 13–14: Pete Lovering, 1st, 100 IM, 50 breaststroke, 50 free; Malcolm Thomas, 1st, 50 fly; Mori Rothman, 2nd, 50 fly. 15–18: Jacob Wishart, 1st, 50 back, 100 IM, 2nd, 100 free; Evan Gerthoffer, 2nd, 50 free, 3rd, 50 breaststroke; Brandon Carver-Halley, 2nd, 50 breaststroke; Carey Dixon, 3rd, 100 free, 50 free; Wishart, Carver-Halley, Dixon, Gerthoffer, 1st, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay. Champion meet at Wittenberg Naming names at tee-ball The sheriff came out again last Friday night, swinging her handcuffs threateningly. “You got a Cary Johnson helping out? Calling children by name? Throwing balls to every single child who wants one? Laughing uproariously whenever a child throws the ball six feet over her head?” “Well, yes.” “And a David Dillon? Kindly, patiently, happily helping each little tyke hit the ball, helping some kids take four, five, six, seven, eight, nine swings?” “You get a thousand strikes in——” “Forget that,” the sheriff says, waving me off. “What about this Branson Pyles helping kids at the plate on your big diamond? The man glowing like a child at Christmas, lifting his son, Folger, to his shoulder, helping Folger do a back flip to the ground?” “What’s wrong with that?” “Beaming!” the sheriff wails, clearly distressed by all our happiness. “The man was beaming!” “And,” she goes on accusingly, “every time this Branson and his sidekick Jim Grote got a kid to have the right stance and hit the ball the right way, like minor league players, the two of them were aglow! Grown men aglow!?” “But sheriff——” “And what’s with this name thing? Calling each child — what? Sixty, 70 children? “We’ve had over a hundred come out so far this season.” “With 40 to 50 showing up every Friday night? “Yes. Yes.” “And you’re calling each of them by name!?! How crazy is that!?” “It’s so important,” Naomi Bloom, Sam’s mom says. “The children are their names.” “Too much attention,” the sheriff scoffs, shaking her head disapprovingly, “too much focus on the individual child. How will we ever train them——” “It’s not about training,” Margaret Hacker says. She’s 5-year-old Aiden’s mom, but her 1-year-old Liam has insisted on coming out, too, the marvelous munchkin so new on his pins he’s swaying in the wind. “It’s about fun!” Crystal Jackson chimes in. She’s covering second base and keeping a loving eye on her 4-year-old beauty, Alisa, an athlete if ever there was one. “Fun?!” our suffering sheriff shrieks. “Fun!? Constantly calling them by name?!” “Of course!” Sue Dillon says with quiet authority. She’s David’s mother, Alex and Tyler’s grandmother. “Of course!” says Athena Joy, mother of the absolutely irrepressible Dakota Joy. “Of course!” says the calm and steady Terri Wehrley-Pyles, Folger’s mom. “Of course!” says Mike Chlanda, the exuberant Keegan’s attentive dad. “Of course!” says Janice Johnson, Edward’s zestful and spirited mom. “Of course!” says Teresa Bondurant, marvelous Amani Wagner’s magnetic super-coach mom. Of course. It’s the Perry League, Yellow Springs’ tee-ball program for girls and boys ages 2 to 9, a program for all our children, regardless of race, color or creed. Kids can start at any time and there’s no requirement to play every week. Help us educate this poor misanthropic sheriff on the marvelous, loving, accepting, generous ways of Yellow Springs and its people. We’d love to have you. Fridays at Gaunt Park from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Last week of Major Leagues In this, the penultimate week of the Major League youth baseball season, we thank the umpires who volunteer their time for the love of the game and the kids. Of course, it’s only after the games are over that we thank them, but that’s part of the game, too. Our umpires are Bob Curley, Tim Sontag, myself, Martin Bakari, Jeff Mohlman, Ted Donnell, Dave Hild, Chris Rainey, Jonathan Haller, Phillip Boettelier, Sam Jacobs and Brent Carr. Our week began with the Reds beating the Indians, 20–4. Starting pitcher Ethan Brown got the win. Jonathan Haller took the loss for the Indians. On Thursday the Athletics eked out a victory against the Indians, 12–11. Starter Jamie Kitzmiller got the win, proving his talent both behind the plate and on the mound. Most notably, the bottom half of the A’s lineup was the key to victory since many of the A’s regulars were persona non grata. Brandon Semler, Lucas Blanchard-Glueckert, Ryan Phillips, Sara Adkins and Cody Evans each scored twice for the A’s. Alex Nickels hit a double that started a 5-run second inning. Yankees Conor Stratton and Ian Wimberly played on a one-day contract with the A’s and played well. On Saturday, the doubleheader scheduled between the Yankees and the Cubs was halted in the first inning by a short but fierce thunderstorm, then canceled. The field was ready for the 7 o’clock game between the Indians and the Reds, which the Reds won 8–3 on the strength of another strong outing by Ethan Brown and solid relief work by Jake Fugate, Matt Finn and Kevin Sikes-Gilbert. Joe Fugate played a terrific game behind the plate. The Indians’ bats awoke from their slumber toward the end of the game but it was too little, too late to pull out a victory. The Indians are the team of the future with every player returning next year save Jonathan Haller. Jake Tremble made a miraculous catch in deep center field; Jeremiah Shaw played a solid outfield; Matt Salazar played his all-around good game; Kevin Greco took a relay from Devon Massie to get an exciting out at home. Sunday’s weather was perfect for baseball — warm, sunny, with the wind blowing. In the first game, the Cubs topped the A’s 15–8. Starter Lauren Miles pitched five innings for the win. All the Cubs hit, including Carl Wiener, Robbie Marion, Steven Scott, Alana Harrah, Brian Smith, Chris Johnson, Miles and Robert Harden. Sam Morrison went 4 for 4, including a walk, 2 doubles, 3 runs scored and 5 RBI. Johnson was 4 for 5; Wiener returned from vacation and went 3 for 5; Marion was 3 for 5 with a double. The Athletics’ new talent shone both on the field and at the plate. Sara Adkins scooped up balls hit to the outfield one-handed and on the run to take extra bases away from many of the Cubs. Aaron Fletcher and John-Michael Malone played infield with aplomb. Jamie Kitzmiller had a productive day both behind and at the plate. Adkins, Malone, Fletcher and Lucas Blanchard-Glueckert hit the ball hard in the bottom of the sixth to start a rally. Alex Turner hit a towering double to clear the bases. The A’s threatened more until Wimberly was caught looking at a third strike to end the game. In the much-anticipated second game between the league’s two top teams, the Reds beat the Yankees, 14–3. Starter Ethan Brown settled down after a rocky start and got the win. Kevin Sikes-Gilbert poured on the heat for the last three innings. Lucas Donnell pitched his heart out for the Yankees but took the loss. Cole Honeycutt had his first major league hit to go along with 2 RBI. Mario Cosey, Keida Johnson, Eric Rudolf and Zach Katz-Stein all hit the ball and played well. This is our last week of the season. There are lots of makeup games to be played and our end-of-the-year picnic is Sunday, July 25. See you out at the ballpark! |
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